Well, Chris has given me the blessing to let the cat out of the bag. Expect an announcement in the Manufacturers forum in the next month or so after they get the instructions and "official" graphics out of the way.
Anyhow, here's some more renderings of the sub. I know, some of the details are a little chunky and out of scale, but it's designed for sla at 1/350, and not so much for beauty. The original model was done nearly seven years ago. It was originally planned as a blank hull broken strategically into several parts so that Steve Nuttal could CNC it out of aluminum and Corian. After a few weeks of back and forth between Steve and I on CNC path setup, Steve, sadly, passed away.
About a year later the model came back to have all hull components combined and geared towards SLA, with details like limber holes, and photoetch deck to be added later. Apparently something went awry durring the initial mold-making, and the master was badly damaged.
About a year ago, once again, the model came back (at this point I refer to it as the boomerang boat). This time they decided to go all SLA on all details. So several months later of punching limber holes, and pouring over photographs to get the details right (I have yet to see a complete set of drawings that have anything consistent for a given time period) I think we have something that can accurately depict her from commissioning to 1957. Durring this time period, only small things (like filling in the lower two portlights on the sail for post '56, and omitting the upward looking fathometer on the Stbd foredeck for prior to '56.
I've already made a hull with the pointed tail fairing (also sans limberholes) for sixties version. Also have already made a round top sail that could be used for '58 (added prior to Operation Sunshine I and II), But we'll have to see how this one does sales-wise before investing.
Enjoy
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